Jumping back in

I'm here!  I needed to remove some cookies to access Typepad again.  A minor chore like that can delay things for a while around here.  I'm trying desperately to stay awake b/c I really want to see the election returns through to the end.  I'm struggling, though.  Having fun commenting and status updating on Facebook, which is a new platform for me.  I like it SO MUCH better than myspace. 

I'm in a happy place right now.  Life has stabilized a bit here.  We're all a lot more used to our schedule.  Matt was home for most of October, so I thought that his trip this past week would be really, really painful, but it hasn't been.  He left about a week and a half ago and is due back later this week.  He had a 2 day rest in Dallas, so we drove down there to meet him on Saturday.   The ILs offered to keep the boys while Matt and I stayed at his hotel. We had a nice dinner out, a quiet evening in, and a very relaxing morning on Sunday.  

School's going well.  There's so much grading, but I'm managing.  I've been asking my co-teacher to do more for the class we share, so that's helping.  She's been great, but I think she's been a little nervous about stepping on my toes.  I think that we will eventually make a great team, but I've got to figure out ways to include her on all aspects of teaching that class.  I have to wrap my mind around the fact that she's not just an aide to me or the students.  

We're deep into The Outsiders, which has been so much fun.  I'd read it many times, but this is my first 

time to teach it.  I'm a little unsure of how I'm going to approach our next unit, personal narrative, mostly because there are countless ways to teach it. In years past, I've spent a full nine week term on personal narrative, but this year, I'll be squeezing it in between Thanksgiving and Christmas.  Guess what I'll be doing Winter Break?

Comments

[Angela]

I'm doing my booktalk on narrative nonfiction books later this month. I'm doing humorous essays. It was fun to get the booklist together. Are you having them read or write personal narratives?

[darci]

glad to see you back!